RAfter Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 hiI am doing my portfolio.Can you name some math softwares that are free. Is it necessary to use a software when they say use technology? Or is it fine just the calculator and ms-word for typing. Ideally how long does it take to do a portfolio. Thanks Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peachez Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Personally, I did not use a software in my Math Internal.All I did for the technology part was check the answer with a calculator and some graphs. Also, I typed it up and it looks fine to me as for right now Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetnsimple786 Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 I think you can score a 3 [i think it's out of three] on tech without softwares. But I know for us, we HAD to type ours up. Also, we had to prove that we used our GDCs [i used TI-83+]. It's really simple because you can get a USB and the program [on a CD or you can download it from the TI website] when you buy the calculator, but it doesn't work with Vista Anyway, using a nonVista computer, you can take screenshots of the calculator and paste them onto your document. If that doesn't work, you can take a picture of the calculator and upload it to your computer. The quality's not as good though. It takes maybe 30 minutes to really get what the task is asking of you. Then 2 hours to do the math [unless you don't get it! then you're stuck in a loop til you understand how to start]. Then 3-6 hours to type it up and make it all nice. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAfter Posted August 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 We have Casio calculators that don't have usb ports. Then how do I prove I used the calculator. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetnsimple786 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Erm well when writing up your IA, make sure you write the steps you used and mention the calculator. Also mention the limitations of the calculator. Then if possible, literally take a picture of the screen with a camera and upload the picture onto a computer and insert the picture into your document. You might not be expected to do this however. Ask your teacher if this is too much. If you don't have a camera.... don't go out and buy one haha. I don't think it's worth it unless you actually want the camera. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 It's worth 2 points I think. Your calculator must have some sort of software as well as a cable that allows to capture screen shots from your calculator. That's what I did with my TI-83. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 (edited) You can also find online calculators to give print outs. For instance there are Online Matrix Calculators.Ideally you want to use some piece of technology MORE than your calculator to hit all your technology points.EDIT: for the fishing rod one, I used a really good free download (trial) piece of graphing software called LabFit. Edited August 7, 2009 by Sandwich Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoricKing Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) My math teacher has been very helpful in providing us with links to free software, but by far the best one is called Graphmatica too bad they charge for it now. Here's some links for awesome ones that ARE free:http://download.cnet.com/Graphing-Calculator-3D/3000-2053_4-10725117.htmlhttp://download.cnet.com/DeadLine/3000-2053_4-10489854.html?tag=mncolhttp://www.mathgv.com/*reason for edit* link to free version of graphmatica. Honestly, this program has saved my butt.http://www.brothersoft.com/graphmatica-for-win32-download-11173.html Edited September 8, 2009 by KoricKing Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB SURVIVOR Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Nice softwares KoricKing it would be nice if someone could provide AUTOGRAPH Full version ... its an awesome software for graphs !!! The graphics are really good compared to other softwares ... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muaha Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 for me the programms wount work once i download them they dont even wanna open.... and i am in really big trouble cuz i dunno how and where to graph my **** Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleAdams Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 Winplot works well for graphing. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelsie:) Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 just as a note...casio calculators come with a cord that connects them to the computer...and a cord for the new calculators fits the older models...so if you have an older one...just ask a friend with a new one for the cord...thats what i did. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Glau Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 I used WZGrapher. It works pretty well, and you can save an image directly from the program. It can graph Polar Functions, Cartesian Functions, Integrals, ect.Download: WZGrapher.zip Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 I love a program called GeoGebra. Get it from www.geogebra.org. I've used it for all my portfolios and my EE in maths. Also, www.quickmath.com is a very useful online CAS. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Glau Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Are there any good programs that can do decent 3D graphs? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TidusBlade Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 You could always try out gnuplot. As long as you take a bit of time to learn how to use it, it can make beautiful looking 3D graphs for you, or at least I think they look cool Anyways, it's free to use so that's always a plus. Just google around for tutorials on how to start, just get familiar with the plot command then you go onto using splot to plot 3D graphs. Might take a bit of time but at least if you ever need a 3D graph, you can make one nice and quick. You could probably find an ebook copy of the "Gnuplot in Action" book floating around the intertubes if you're interested as well Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Glau Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 You could always try out gnuplot. As long as you take a bit of time to learn how to use it, it can make beautiful looking 3D graphs for you, or at least I think they look cool Anyways, it's free to use so that's always a plus. Just google around for tutorials on how to start, just get familiar with the plot command then you go onto using splot to plot 3D graphs. Might take a bit of time but at least if you ever need a 3D graph, you can make one nice and quick. You could probably find an ebook copy of the "Gnuplot in Action" book floating around the intertubes if you're interested as well thx, ill try that. The language looks pretty hard, but as long as I can learn it in 3 days, im fine Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9d9 Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 try autograph 3.2 !! its not a free software but u can use 30 days trial version..!! i guess u wuld be able to do ur portfolio in 30 days ritE?? so u can use this software//!! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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